Med-MOTIONPresentation of the Med-MOTION project

Karel VAN LIEMPTUniversity of Antwerp

May 3rd 2013

• What did I say last year?

• New evolutions?

• What do I expect form ECST-Ma?

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What?• Project Life Long Learning Programme

• Duration: 3 three years (1/10/2011 – 30/09/2014)

• Cooperation with partners of other European projects, such as CHarMe and IMS2020 projects – Charité: project coordinator

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Med-Motion Partners

• Universiteit Antwerpen (coordinator)

• Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin• Karolinska Institute Stockholm• Paris Descartes• University of Sacre Cuore Rome• Semmelweis University Budapest• University of Edinburgh• EMSA- Antwerp (Students organisation)

• Brussels Education Services Belgium (monitoring role)

• FEAM (Federation of European Academies of Medicine) (Dissemination role)

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Purpose • EC projects: Med-Motion: to increase Mobility of

students and staff → administrative and academicin a framework which allows- more in depth collaboration

- at a smaller scale, complementary to TN- full engagement of partners

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Innovative character• Active involvement of students

student organisation EMSA is partner• Important role of faculty leadership

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From Desk Research toMobility Work Plan• = The main objective of the 1st working year of

Med-MOTION• Basis

outcomes of Charme project: curriculum overviewDesk Research : surveys done by students & administrative

staff during the 1st semester of work year 2011–2012a short survey on academic mobility in a small group of

academics• revealed problems + obstacles

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The problems• Revealed problems:– The lack of standardisation in registering student

mobility– The ambiguity of terminology

• Proposed solutions:– Focus on the ERASMUS mobility upcoming

standard (3 months or 15 ECTS)– Agree upon a glossary in MWP

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The obstacles

• Revealed obstacles:– Differences between curricula– Language barriers– Procedures– Recognition/fear of study delay– Financial barriers

• Cfr. Results of ESN study report 2011

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Main focus: student mobility

• Desk Research mainly concentrated on student mobility

• Basic concept:Academic & administrative mobility follows student mobility

• But:Further concrete actions on academic & administrative mobility to be undertaken

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How to proceed

• The importance of the Deans’ Meeting• The need for a faculty strategy on mobility• Are we ready to opt for unconventional

solutions?

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Importance of the Deans’ Meeting

• Significant change can only be achieved with the support of the Faculty Management

• Formal approval of the Mobility Work Plan at the Deans’ Meeting September 2012

= a commitment for the implementation of the proposals formulated in the Mobility Work Plan

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The need for a faculty strategy on mobility• A strategy on mobility

= the starting point & basis for further actions = a guideline for the whole faculty community

• All partners are asked to commit themselves to finalise a mobility strategy by January 1, 2013

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(Un)Conventional solutions

• Examples of conventional solutions are:– Working on a correct use of ECTS rules– Trying to eliminate administrative obstacles as

much as possible – Improving communication procedures

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Ready for unconventional solutions?

• Conventional solutions are necessary but not enough– More profound cooperation with preferential

partners is desirable– Prof. Van Royen (Dean of UAntwerp) suggested

and discussed unconventional examples of further cooperation

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Further actions = 5 Pilots/1Proposals1. Common course “Infectious Diseases” Paris2. Research training3. Clinical clerckship/rotation4. Administrative staff training week Berlin5. Summer School September 2013 Paris –

Berlin6. Joint programme at one site

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Further actions = 5 Pilots /2• Start organisation in the 2nd working year• Cooperation of small partners’ group• One leader per pilot• meetings held in Spring 2013

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1. Organisation of common course unit – at several sites• Organised by Paris Descartes, Edinburgh and Sacre

Cuore Rome• Meeting held in February 2013• Common course unit on ‘Infectious diseases’• with clear learning outcomes• allocation of ECTS credits• academic mobility (academic staff, lecturers) • also possible through virtual mobility

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2. Organisation of research work• Organised by Karolinska Insitute Stockholm,

Semmelweis Budapest and UAntwerp• In most curricula allocated time for research work

(15-30 ECTS) • Excellent research units in the partner universities• Mobility of students spend (part of) research work

at partner university

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3. Organisation of clerkshipsin partner universities• Organised by UAntwerp, Karolinska Insitute

Stockholm, Charité Berlin and Sacre Cuore Rome• Organisation of a pool of clerkships (clinical training)

at each institution• well defined training

skils & outcomes• Allocation of ECTS credits• Meeting in March 2013

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4. Administrative staff training week• Organised by Charité Berlin• Mobility of administrative staff• Label of Med-Motion

5. Joint Summer school• Organised by Charité Berlin & Paris Descartes• Student and academic staff mobility• Emergency Medicine• New methodology “Serious Games”• Label of Med-Motion

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6. Joint programme at one site

• Creation of a joint program (clearly expressed in learning outcomes ) for one semester (30ECTS) or one year (60 ECTS)

• Transcending the diversity : no harmonisation of the curriculum but formulation of learning outcomes

• For excellent students- learning in antoher educational environment

• Deleted option

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Further actions = 5 Pilots/3Working year 3 (Oct. 2013 – Sept. 2014)

- Full implementation of the pilots at every medical institution

- First evaluation before end of project

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What do I expect from ECTS-MA?

1. Med Motion is looking for a stable partner in order to dissiminate and implement conclusions of Med-Motion project new interested medical faculties

2. Are you interested in the solutions Med-Motion proposes?

3. Is it useful to have a contact ECTS-MA – Med-Motion?

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Thank you for your attention!

Karel VAN LIEMPT

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